Flames List Zayne Parekh Day-to-Day With Upper-Body Injury Suffered at World Juniors
His standout World Juniors tournament gives way to a game-to-game evaluation of his return.
Overview
- Calgary announced Thursday that the 19-year-old defenseman is day-to-day with an upper-body issue attributed to the World Junior Championship.
- Thursday’s update indicates he will not play in Boston, with no firm timetable for when he will rejoin the lineup.
- Head coach Ryan Huska said Parekh was banged up at the tournament, and a report pointed to a hard hit versus Czechia as a possible cause.
- Parekh posted five goals and eight assists for 13 points at the World Juniors, setting a single-tournament record for a Canadian defenseman.
- He has logged 11 NHL games this season with one assist and last played on Nov. 7 after missing 16 contests earlier with an upper-body injury, as the team stresses his recent absences are injury-related rather than healthy scratches.